topic Anxiety/panic/depression/hypochondria in Young people

Anxiety/panic/depression/hypochondria

digit_ — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 05:04:00 GMT

I suffer from major depressive & panic disorder, hypochondria, social anxiety, OCD & agoraphobia, possible bipolar, last 7 months things have been difficult to deal with, especially with the anxiety/hypochondria side of things. having panic attacks for the last 7 months, at first I was having panic attacks everyday, I cried once it started to get worse, I'd cry everytime I had one. It made my depression worse- that affected my everyday life, I didn't get enjoyment out of anything I did anymore. Unfortunately, I smoke cigarettes and they are usually something that can make me happy (it shouldn't I know) but those weren't doing anything anymore. It got to a point where leaving the house was a issue (and still is) in last 3 months the panic attacks have been less consistent being prescribed with an anti-depressant that helps with anxiety aswell. Yet they're still there and I feel like im going backwards. Although I do have my good days where I feel as though nothing could get me down and I don't have the physical symptoms that send me into panic, but the next day could be different, I can never prepare myself enough for the next day as I never know how I'm going to be feeling.I'm wanting to know if anyone else gets these horrible physical symptoms.. Some of them I get are: heart palpitations for long periods of time, when laying down also, tingling or stabbing pains in face and back of neck, horrible muscle aches in the shoulder/neck area, sharp pains in the ribs, the feeling of something heavy sitting on your chest and/or like somethings trying to escape, pin feeling in chest, numbness in the feet, sometimes I get a whole dead arm, or leg, numbness in face, digestive issues constipation, weird feeling in ears or ringing or weird sounds, eye twitching, muscle twitching- almost like a muscle spasm, pain in eye balls, random pain in fingers- feels like it's in a bone almost, back pain,
(I have been to the doctor for a lot of these symptoms and have had a lot of tests done and I'm basically completely healthy, so i know it's health anxiety) all these symptoms don't happen at once they're just ones I can remember now and when I get any of these pains I'll have a panic attack straight away.. I also tremble and shake sometimes for quite some time of the day, that also makes me panicky and I'm absolutely obsessed with checking my pulse and it drives me insane. I just feel so alone as everyone around me doesn't understand the toll this takes on me,

I'm also wanting to talk about how I don't feel much emotion, like when I'm talking to my sister and she's telling me her problems it's like I don't wanna hear it, I don't show any emotion or empathy, I can't help it as horrible as it sounds. I sometimes even get agitated listening to it. It's very hard for me to feel emotion and empathy and form friendships and relationships- I don't date because of this, I can't really get close to people because I can't connect or converse with them, I just wanted to see if anyone else has these feelings of basically nothingness, sometimes I feel sad or depressed or happy but a lot of the time I just feel nothing and such Cold emotions.

Anxiety/panic/depression/hypochondria

RGX — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 06:38:39 GMT

Good afternoon Digit!
My name is Luke, I hate to say it but I know how you feel. I've had some very unfortunate circumstances occur recently (Last 6 months) and I'm not going to go into detail.

I can relate to your feeling of not want to talk to anyone about it, I feel the exact same way. I hate to burden anyone with my problems or difficulties so I've become very self reliant. I don't ask anyone for favors or for help. I don't tell anyone about my problems and I push all the people I care and love for away even when they try to help.

I haven't really done anything like this before. So I don't know what to say or how to say it but I can promise you I know how and what you are feeling and I know that there are people who love and care about you. I don't discuss issues with others because it is just who I am. But I've heard that it does good from other people's stories and perspectives, maybe it is something you could try? 😉

I hope this is of some help, like I said I know how you feel and I've never really expressed myself much so I'm not experienced in support too well, but I do hope the best for you and a lot of people can relate to and understand the things you are feeling and going through. So if you need to chat there will always be someone to help ❤️

Have a wonderful afternoon

Kind Regards
- Luke (Someone on the internet 😉

Anxiety/panic/depression/hypochondria

digit_ — Wed, 09 Mar 2016 02:53:59 GMT

Thanks for your reply Luke 🙂 means a lot.. Did you mean you feel exactly the same with everything I wrote, with the anxiety and everything aswell?

Anxiety/panic/depression/hypochondria

RGX — Wed, 09 Mar 2016 09:38:04 GMT

Yeah I struggle with anxiety and depression, sometimes I will feel as if nothing can stop me and some days, I will just be so withdrawn from everyone. I just can't talk to my parents or friends and get really quiet. Sometimes dad gets mad and frustrated with me and I can understand why but I just can help it 😞

Anxiety/panic/depression/hypochondria

digit_ — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 02:08:27 GMT

Yeah we are similar! My dad used to get mad with me aswell when I lived with him especially when I would stay home all day because I felt too anxious to go out 😞